Christmas & New Year's Service 2024

  • On December 24 (Christmas Eve) and December 31 (New Year's Eve) we are operating regular service.
  • On December 25 (Christmas Day), we are operating reduced Sunday-level service, which means our high-frequency routes will operate every 30 minutes and there will be NO Rail, Night Owls, Express or Pickup service.
  • On January 1 (New Year's Day), we are operating Sunday-level service. There will be NO Rail, Night Owls, Express or Pickup service.

Special Service for New Year's Fireworks

CapMetro is a great option for safe rides on New Year's Eve this year. And we're offering FREE RIDES after 5 p.m. on all services. 

CapMetro Rail service will operate late on December 31 (New Year's Eve), running until after 2 a.m. The last train will leave Downtown Station at 2:22 a.m.

Bus routes will operate regular service and Night Owls will run from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.

Please use the CapMetro Trip Planner to find your best transit option. 

Bus Detours

Due to the fireworks at Auditorium Shores, South 1st Street Bridge will be closed to traffic and all routes will be on detour after 10:30 p.m. on December 31. Here are the detour routes and serviced stops:

Route 1 Metric/Congress Northbound

Continue on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 577 at Congress and Academy or at Congress and Riverside and Stop ID 5868 at Republic Square.

Route 1 Metric/Congress Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 5867 at Republic Square and Stop ID 517 at Congress and Riverside

Route 7 Duval/Dove Springs Northbound
From Riverside
Right on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 1249 at Riverside and Newning or Congress and Riverside and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

Route 7 Duval/Dove Spring Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress
Left on Riverside to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 3846 at Riverside and Congress

Route 10 S.1st/Riverside Northbound
From S.1st
Right on Barton Springs
Left on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 1566 at S.1st and Barton Springs and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

 

Route 10 S.1st/Riverside Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress
Right on Riverside
Left on Barton Springs
Left on S.1st to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 1656 at S.1st and Barton Springs

Route 20 Manor Rd/Riverside Northbound
From Riverside
Right on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 1249 at Riverside and Newning or Congress and Riverside and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

Route 20 Manor RD/Riverside Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress
Left on Riverside

Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 3846 at Riverside and Congress

Route 30 Barton Creek Northbound
From Barton Springs
Left on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2148 at Barton Springs and Bouldin and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

Route 30 Barton Creek Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress
Right on Riverside
Left on Barton Springs to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 1718 at Barton Springs and S.1st

Rapid Route 801 Northbound
Continue on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 577 at Congress and Academy or Congress and Riverside and Stop ID 5868 at Republic Square

Rapid Route 801 Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 5867 at Republic Square and Stop ID 517 at Congress and Riverside

Route 481 Night Owl N. Lamar Northbound
From 6th
Left on Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Left on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 5158 at 6th and Congress and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

Route 481 Night Owl N. Lamar Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Left on Lavaca
Right on 7th to Regular Route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 5158 at 6th and Congress

483 Night Owl Riverside Northbound
From Riverside
Right on Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 1249 at Riverside and Newning and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

483 Night Owl Riverside Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress
Left on Riverside
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th and Stop ID 3846 at Riverside and Congress

484 Night Owl S. Lamar Northbound
No change to regular Route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 781 at Barton Springs Station at Lamar and Barton Springs.

484 Night Owl S. Lamar Southbound
No change to regular route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 4070 at Barton Springs Station at Lamar and Barton Springs.

485 Night Owl Cameron Northbound
From 6th
Left on Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Left on Lavaca to Regular Route

Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 5186 at 6th and Congress and Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

485 Night Cameron Southbound
From 11th
Left on Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Left on Lavaca
Right on 7th
Right on Congress to Regular Route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2613 at Guadalupe and 4th

486 Night Owl S.Congress Northbound
From Congress
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Lavaca to Regular Route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 2643 at Lavaca and 4th

486 Night Owl S.Congress Southbound
From Guadalupe
Left on Cesar Chavez
Right on Congress to Regular Route
Riders can catch their bus at Stop ID 517 at Congress and Riverside